Occupational Therapist - (weekend option) - Full Time

About the Role

Join Orlando Health as a Occupational Therapist – Weekend Option, Full Time in United States. Position Summary The Occupational Therapist, Weekend Option treats patients with injuries, illnesses, or disabilities through the therapeutic use of everyday activities. They help these patients develop, recover, and improve the skills needed for daily living and working.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluates patients, gathering data from the patient, physician, interdisciplinary team meetings if available, family and significant other persons and data sources.

• Develops treatment plans which integrate with the continuum of care and have specific goals and objectives.

• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to treat and provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on the assigned caseload.

• Demonstrates the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s

Requirements

• specific needs, and to provide the care needed as delineated in the departmental policies and procedures.

• Demonstrates competency in the use, care and maintenance of profession specific equipment, observing safety precautions and providing verbal explanations of the equipment and its purpose.

• evaluates and modifies treatment plan and goals when appropriate, and prepares written documentation as required by the department, and the care team.

• Recognizes and communicates when the patient has received optimal benefit from therapy.

Work Schedule

• Full-Time position.

• Weekend coverage may be required.

Apply to join Orlando Health as a Occupational Therapist – Weekend Option, Full Time.